via The video: TMZ · The video: Today · Rival coverage: Daily Mail · Rival coverage: Vice
On September 18, influencer Frankie LaPenna fought a six-foot humanoid robot in a San Francisco cage in an event billed as the world's first human versus robot fight, and the remote-controlled machine, which was running as an ad for a VR game, knocked him to t…
via The photos: Page Six · The fashion angle: Vogue · Rival coverage: TMZ · The video: Just Jared
On Friday night, Olivia Rodrigo opened her Unraveled Tour at People's Bank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut, and artificial rain turned her white sleeveless dress into a disintegrating costume change during "the cure," revealing a red corset and micro miniskirt …
via The video: TMZ · The video: Daily Mail · Rival coverage: Page Six · Rival coverage: The Mirror US
On Saturday night, Johnny Depp stopped for photos at Drink Las Vegas at Park MGM and, mid-pose, bit a leaf off the leafy backdrop behind him, chewed it, spat it out, and went back for a bigger second bite, per TMZ. The step-and-repeat exists to give the camera…
via The report: The Verge · The complaint details: Startup Fortune · The earlier YouTube-scraping admission: The Verge · The original 2024 suit: The Verge
According to The Verge, Sony Music and Universal Music Group filed yet another suit against Suno, accusing its new v6 model of "model laundering" after training on user outputs from older models built on unlicensed music. The marketing, first. Suno sold v6 as …
via The original report: The Athletic · The denial and the context: Goal.com · The deal details: Football Today · Nike's week of bad news: Irish Times
According to The Athletic, Nike cancelled a planned London shoot with Karim Benzema on Wednesday night after taking a closer look at his past, and the 38-year-old hit back on Friday with an Instagram story reading "Fake news.. my dear". The quiet drop. The sho…
via The recap: Hollywood Reporter · The perjury filing: CourtListener · The sanctions motion: CourtListener · The "we can bury anyone" text: New York Times
According to Hollywood Reporter, ex-"It Ends With Us" publicist Stephanie Jones has moved for sanctions against Hollywood publicist Melissa Nathan, arguing she committed perjury and hid evidence about anonymous smear websites, including one built to take down …
via The breakdown: USA Today · The audit: Tuko · His response to the critics: LiveMint · The cocoa sourcing page: Feastables
According to USA Today, MrBeast posted a video Sept. 19 about spending close to $10 million to build a "self-sustaining" village in Ghana, with a 300-student school, a clinic and teacher housing meant to keep kids off cocoa farms. The clip has 51 million views…
via The original report: TMZ · The fight photos and CEO quotes: Daily Mail · The 'he won' spin: NBC News · The preview fight at the gym: ABC7
On Friday in San Francisco, TikTok stunt performer Frankie LaPenna stepped into a cage to fight a six-foot humanoid robot piloted by a man in a VR headset, and the robot kicked him across the ring, according to TMZ. REK, the robotics company that ran the event…
via The press release: Business Wire · The couch photo, as filed: Pet Age · Rival coverage: Pet Age · The ticker math: StockTitan
According to a Business Wire release out of Neptune City, N.J., Nylabone, the dog toy division of NASDAQ-listed Central Garden & Pet, announced its first chew toys made with real chicken, bison, venison, bacon and beef, and named actress Ashley Tisdale the fac…
via The recap: IBTimes · The Philadelphia wire: The Philadelphia Inquirer · The international wire: BBC · The photos: Hello!
At his Saturday show in Philadelphia, Ed Sheeran told 50,000 people at Lincoln Financial Field that the past week was one of the worst of his life. The show went on after several support acts pulled out of the tour, and Sheeran called it the best show of my li…
via The recap: Variety · The actual red carpet gallery: British Vogue · The live arrivals feed: Vogue · The best-dressed list: Vogue
Per Variety, Vogue World Milan held its annual fashion show on Tuesday, with an invitation-only red carpet that included Michael B. Jordan, Dakota Johnson, Dua Lipa, and Irina Shayk. The show, themed around Italian craftsmanship in the age of artificial intell…
via The recap: Marketing Dive · The creative breakdown: Adweek · The Hollywood Reporter version: The Hollywood Reporter
According to Marketing Dive, Beats launched a new ad for its customizable Beats 360 headphones in which a cafe is packed with different versions of Kendall Jenner. The cafe in the ad is, of course, called Kendalls. The genius of the Franchise of One is that th…
via The recap: The Guardian · The pull-it-now demand: The Independent · The BBC Radio 4 appearance: The Independent · The edit-and-reprint update: The Independent
According to The Guardian, Piers Morgan threatened to sue Earl Spencer and his publisher over a claim in the new Princess Diana memoir Swan Song that Morgan published intrusive photos of Diana, the same week the book hits shelves. The book also alleges King Ch…
via The recap: Page Six · The statement: TMZ · The E! version: E! News · The account dossier: The Cut
According to Page Six, Channing Tatum denied Monday that he runs the burner Instagram account that has been leaving bitter comments about ex-fiancée Zoë Kravitz and her fiancé Harry Styles. The account follows one person: Tatum, and Tatum follows it back. One …
via The recap: The Athletic · The athlete reactions: The Guardian · The international wire: CNN · The Australian angle: ABC News
According to The Athletic, Sydney Sweeney, an equity holder and strategic partner in the sports betting app Novig, fronted its "Just Sports" campaign, which shows her semi-nude playing sports while saying "no betting on wars or deaths and no politics." Olympic…
via The recap: PBS NewsHour · The wire report: CNN · The NBC copy: NBC News · The same-week follow-up: Reuters
According to PBS NewsHour, Converse pulled a global sneaker campaign starring Karina of aespa this week after critics said the lighting on her skirt evoked a KKK hood and the way she held the shoes evoked a lynching. The company apologized with "We're sorry" a…